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Business of the House

The business for next week will be as follows: Monday 26 January—Second Reading of the Coroners and Justice Bill. Tuesday 27 January—Second Reading of the Welfare Reform Bill. Wednesday 28 January—Opposition Day [2nd Allotted Day]. There will be a full day's debate on an Opposition motion about the Government's proposals for Heathrow. Thursday 29 January—Topical debate: Holocaust memorial day, followed by a general debate on armed forces personnel. The provisional business for the week commencing 2 February will include: Monday 2 February—Remaining stages of the Political Parties and Elections Bill (Day 1). Tuesday 3 February—Motions relating to the police grant and local government finance reports. Wednesday 4 February—Opposition Day [3rd Allotted Day]. There will be a debate on an Opposition motion. Subject to be announced. Thursday 5 February—Topical debate: subject to be announced, followed by a general debate on food safety. I should also like to inform the House that the business in Westminster Hall for February 5 and 12 will be: Thursday 5 February—A debate on the report from the Justice Committee entitled ““Towards Effective Sentencing””. Thursday 12 February—A debate on the report from the Transport Committee entitled ““Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways””.